Chief Inspector Graeme Mackie told Metro: ‘Our officers responded to a report of concern from a member of the public on Tuesday regarding children playing on a makeshift swing in the Torry area.

‘Police Scotland’s main priority is the safety of the public, and in this case our main priority was the safety of the children involved.

‘Community policing often requires different ways of handling different situations, and on this occasion the officer in question engaged with the children in a light hearted manner as the situation required and the children involved responded very positively to this.’